In orbitDebris

SCOUT D-1 DEB

NORAD: 12858
COSPAR: 1977-106C

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S12858, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1977-10-28
Rocket: Scout D-1
Flight: Transat
Mission name: NNS O-11
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: NASA Langley Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1977-106

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1977-106, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1977-10-28
Period: 106.7 min
Inclination: 89.51°
Apogee: 1,090 km
Perigee: 1,060 km
Radar cross-section: 0.045 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: TRANSAT (NORAD 10457)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit